Government must boost attendance rates in early education
20th April 2016
Early childhood is one of the most important areas in Australian education.
If not Gonski funding, then what?
11th April 2016
Gearing up for an election battle over education, Labor’s policy pledges a substantial lift in funding through the final two years of Gonski.
How our youngest school kids are faring & what needs to change
10th March 2016
Australia’s most important information on early childhood development, the 2015 AEDC National Report, revealed that around 60,000 children are developmentally vulnerable in their first year of school.
How well are schools incorporating capabilities into the curriculum?
15th February 2016
Mitchell's international adviser Professor Bill Lucas, writes capabilities are the new currency for success in life and that curriculum bodies are starting to reflect this change.
VET funding can't be fixed by sidelining TAFE
8th February 2016
A leaked draft paper prepared by the federal government proposes that the Commonwealth assume responsibility for funding Australia’s VET system.
Labor's education pitch is safe, but short-sighted
1st February 2016
Labor's new education policy would provide funding certainty for the Gonski reforms and has laudable aims but, Megan O'Connell writes, it would not produce the learners we need for our future prosperity.
Pathways needed for all young people – not just university entrants
21st January 2016
The Mitchell Institute’s recently released report on educational opportunity discusses the number of young people missing out on education and training.
